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L. H. VAN ZANDT.

BRUSH.

No. 556,873. Patented Mar. 24, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFrcE.

LUTHER H. VAN ZANDT, OF FORT *ORTH, TEXAS.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,873, dated March24, 1896.

Application filed January 1 8, 189 6 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER ll. VAN ZANDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fort forth, in the county of Tarrant and State ofTexas, have invented a new and Improved Brush, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to brushes for use with water subject to pressureand which can be used for scrubbing floors, walls, or ceilings, washinghorses, buggies, &c., and for cleaning carcasses of slaughtered animals.

Other objects and advantages will be fully understood from the followingdescription and claim when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which similar characters of reference are used to indicatethe same parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the brush and showing a section of the pipe.Fig. 2 is aside elevation showing positions of the port and the valve.

E indicates the handle. The handle has recesses L L for convenience inholding the brush and a recess is also cut in the end for the pipe toprevent any lateral motion of the pipe.

F indicates the pipe, which is attached to the friction side of thehandle by means of lugs O, O, and D, fastened to the handle by means ofscrews H, H, and H. These lugs are. made integral with pipe F. The lug Dis made beveling so that it will wedge the handle against the pipe. Thepipe is arranged and shaped so that it can be readily attached to anordinary hose.

G indicates the bristles in Fig. 2, and in Fig. l the position of thebristles is indicated by dotted circles, two rows on each side of thepipe.

M indicates the connection for an ordinary hose.

J indicates a cutoff valve having a handle K projecting over the brush.

13 indicates the perforations in the pipe for allowing the water toescape. These perforations are arranged on the side of the pipe awayfrom the handle so that the water will be always thrown through thebristles to the Serial No. 576,023. (No model.)

place of application or where the'water is to be used. The handle of thevalve is so arranged that the valve can be opened whenever desired bysimply turning the handle with the finger without having to release thebrush-handle. By this means when the under surfaces of objects are to bewashed water can be thrown to these surfaces just as readily as it canbe thrown to top or side surfaces.

The handle K is shown broken away. It is to be made to extend over thebrush-handle far enough to be in easy reach of the finger.

The brush is described as having bristles G. Palmetto or other suitablematerial can be used. Palmetto possesses the advantage of becomingpliable when wet, so that smooth surfaces will not be scratched by it.

The brush not only has a reservoir for holding water, but its reservoircan be connected with the hose of water-works or of water of higherelevation than the object to be scrubbed or cleaned.

It will be seen that I have invented a brush by which water can besupplied at the point of friction on any surface and in any position.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A brush for use with water under hydraulic or other pressure consistingof a handle E, having slots L, and L, for convenient grasping, a pipe F,having perforations B, lugs O, O, and beveled lug D, made integral withsaid pipe, said lug D, wedging said handle against said pipe, said pipeextending the whole length of the friction side of said brush andthrough a recess in one end of said handle and being attached to saidhandle by means of screws or bolts, bristles or other suitable materialinserted in said handle on each side of said pipe, a connection M, forattaching said pipe to a convenient hose, a cut-off valve J, operatingin said connection, and a handle K, for operating said valve.

LUTHER I-I. VAN ZANDT.

Witnesses:

R. H. Gonens, JAMES Grtronn BROWNING.

